Towel cabinet



Aug. l5, 1933.

o. J. FLACK TOWELv CABINET Filed Oct. 29, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 1` A Arroz/vs ya Aug. l5, 1933.

Filed OCL 29, 1930 O. J. FLACK TOWEL CABINET 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 van or k3 OLEf/:Z//ch/ Aug. 15, 1933.

O. J. FLACK TOWEL CABINET Filed Oct. 29, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 47- ToeNE YJ Patented Aug. 125,v 1933 UNITED isTATEs PATENT OFFICE 27 Claims. (Cl. 312--38) In towel dispensing cabinets, of the so-called floor type having means for winding up the soiled web as fast as the cleanportion is dispensed, Vthe person loading or putting the cleantowel into 5 the cabinet should provide a loop or length of towel suicient to enable the subsequent user to draw it out of the cabinet to a position con' venient for use. The attendantsfor janitors in oiiice buildings and other vplaces are carefully instructed to load the cabinets properly and pull out a suilicient length of clean towel to form the desired loop before leaving the cabinets. Frequently, however, these instructions, through carelessness or inattention, are forgotten and the clean towel will be placed in the cabinet and the take up mechanism connected with the loose end without any provision being made for drawing a loop of suicient length out o f the Gabinetto enable a user to conveniently wipe the hands or race. Sometimes the ,towel will be put in the cabinet with the loose` end drawn so tight that a person can scarcely make use of the towel web and thereby-the usefulness of the cabinet is practically destroyed. The success of a cabinetas a means to supply the public with clean towel is, therefore, as now handled, practically dependent upon the memory and care of the person entrusted with the towel loading operation.

by when a supply of clean towel is put into the cabinet, wiping lengths may be dispensed upon release of the control locking mechanism, but the loose endy of the towel will not be gathered or wound up within'the cabinet until a loop of predetermined length is formed between the dispensing and winding mechanism. The successful use of the cabinet, therefore, is not dependent 0l upon the care ormemory of the person loading it with clean toweling. The desired length of loop may be formed by the attendant after loading the cabinet or it may be effected by the user who after manipulating the locking` device may draw out the web in successive lengths until a loop oi predetermined length has been formed, and then, and only then, will the take up or winding operation automatically begin.

A further object is to provide a towel cabinet in which provision is made for easily and quickly winding up the loose end on the winding roll when the clean supply is exhausted.

A further object is to provide a cabinet in which provisionV is made for the convenient removal The primary object, therefore, oi my inventionV from the cabinet of theinstrumentalities by which the delivery or feed of the clean towel and the Wind-up of the soiled towel is effected.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification Figure l is a vertical sectional view through a towel cabinet embodying my invention in 'its` loading'position', the lower portion being broken away; Y

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the cabinet i in condition for use in forming a loop of the desired length in the towel web;

Figure 3 isalso a vertical sectional view'show-l ing the operating parts of the cabinet in condition to vend the length of clean towel and wind up arcorresponding lengh of soiled towel;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view showing the door in the top of the cabinet raised preparatory to the removal oi' the soiled towel roll;

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view showing in detail the mechanism which controls the movement of the's'oiled towel roll;

Figure 6 is afront view of the same;

Figure 7 is a view of the upper portion of the cabinet partially in section showing the manner of supporting the removable framesection;

Figure 8 is a sectional view showing a modied iorm of the `mechanism which controls the engagement of the soiled towel roll with the fric- Ytional take-up or winding roll;

Figure 9 is a detail view of a part of Figure 8 showing the position the control mechanism assumes when'the door in the cabinet is open to Figure l1 is a detail View similar to Figure 9 showing the position assumed by the parts when ythe towel roll is removed from the cabinet. 'In the drawings 2 represents the side walls of the cabinet having a closed back 3 and a lower front panel 4 above which is an opening 5 through which access may be had to the `clean towel. This cabinet is preferably constructed of sheet metal but any suitable material may be used. In the rear of the opening 5 in the cabinet is `a carrier 6l adapted to receive a rollof clean towel 7. This carrier' preferably has a curved bottom whereon the roll 4oi clean towel is seated and is `free' to roll back and forth therein as the clean towel is unwound. `A pivot'l at the front of the `cabinet supports the carrier and a panel 8 forms of the carrier and closes` the upper portion of the opening 5 when the cabinet is in use. A space 9 is provided between the carrier and an anti-friction roll 10 that is mounted in the lower portion of the opening 5. Through this space the attendant may insert his hand and stretch the web of theJtowel from the clean roll to the soiled towel roll in the rear of the cabinet. Panel 8 has a concave area 11 for convenience of the user in grasping the web of towel. A door 12 is provided for the open top of the cabinet supported by brackets 13 which are pivoted at 14 to the rear wall of the cabinet. This door is curved to correspond to the curvature of the top of the cabinet and when it is closed and secured by aV suitable locking means 15, its lower edge, as shown plainly in Figure 2 will depend below the upper edge of the panel 8 and it will not Vbe possible to pull the panel 'forward and expose the supply of clean towel until the door 12 is raised. When .this has been done the clean towel carrier may be tiled on its pivot as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 4 and access may then be had to the carrier as when itis desired to insert a clean roll therein or to have access to the roll for any purpose. I prefer to provide means for normally holding the door 12 in its raised or open position consisting ofrlatches 12a pivoted at one end to the brackets 13 and having longitudinal slots 12b provided with off sets or notches to receive pins r12c mounted on the side walls of, the cabinet, these latches when the door is raised serving to hold it in its open position asrusual in devices of this kind.

A frame is removably mounted in the upper portionof the cabinet and comprises side plates 16 supported on a rod 17 which passes.- through said plates and has'its ends, `one being shown in Figure 7, fitting within a hollow supporting stud 18 and held therein by a cotter pin 19 which passes through said rod, the walls of the stud and a spacing collar 20. The other end of the rod 17, not shown, is supported in a similar manner. The rod has shoulders 17 thereon to engage and holdthe plates 16 intheir proper position with respect to the side walls of the cabinet. The lower edges of the plates 16 have notches 22 therein to receive a rod 23, the ends of which are mounted in the side walls of the cabinet. This rod, while allowing the plates 16 and the 'mechanism carriedv thereby Yto be convenientlylifted out ofthe cabinet, when disconnected fro'm the supportings'tuds 18, pre-` vents any premature forward or backward movement of the lower portion of the section. A guard plate 24is secured to the plates 16 and extends inwardly and downwardly therefrom,ter

*minatin'g near 'the inner edge of the curved bottom of the clean towel carrier and provided with a horizontal flange 25 with which the web of towel contacts in Vpassing to the soiled towel roll. The `forward edges ofthe plates 16are provided with stops 26 with which the panel 8 contacts when it is moved to its closed position. The clean towel feeding instrumentality, in

this case the friction roll 27, is mountedV in bearings-in thefplates 16 near the opening in the iront of the cabinet and has adriving connection 28 with the correspondingY friction take-up roll 29 also mounted in said plates towards the vrear of the cabinet. The'plates .16' have guide roll 7.

take-up feed roll 29.

the roll when the towel is drawn out of the cabinet. The lower portion of the slots 30 are inclined so that the pull on thetowel web that is stretched between the feed roll and the pinch roll will draw the rolls together and create the desired frictional contact ofV the web with the feed Vroll 27. The'upper portion of the slots 30 hasan off-set 32 in which the spindle of the pinch roll 31 is supported when the cabinet is not in use and when the attendant wishes to stretch the clean web between the pinch roll and the feed roll preparatory to drawing it out of the cabinet. Y This orf-set 32 is in close proximity'to a clipv 33 that is mounted on the door A1250 that when the door is closed the pinch roll will be automatically dislodged from the oit-set r32 to drop by gravity to its working position upon the feed roll 27.

When the pinch roll has been dislodged by the closing of the cover to assume the position shown in Figure 2, the pull or" the user on the exposed` web of the towel will revolve the feed roll 27 and unwind the clean towel from the It is of course desirable that a loop of the clean web of sufcient length be provided so that the* user standing in front of the cabinet can draw the web out through the opening a suiiicient distance fory convenient use, while at the same time a length of theV soiled towel is gathered into or wound up within the cabinet,

corresponding substantially to the length of the clean web that is pulled yout of the cabinet by the user. The attendant in loading the cabinet makes provision for this desired length of the towel loop so that each user may draw out of the cabinet a predetermined length of the towel each time it is operated. This loop regulating or controllingrfeature of the cabinet forms the principalA subject matter of my present invention.'

Referring now to the drawings, the plate 16 on each sideA of the cabinet hasa s lot 34 therein extending from the upperV edge of each plate downwardly to a point near the surface or" the Only one plate and slot is shown kinthe drawings, but it will be understood that the other side of the cabinet is equipped in a similar manner. The spindle of the soiled towelroll 35 is adapted to slide in these slots and intermediate the upper and lower end of each slot is an off-set or enlargement 36 formed in the plate 16. A plate 37 is provided on each side of the cabinet and adapted to move across the slotV 34 and temporarily prevent the downward movement of the roll 35 therein. This plate 37Y is pivotally supported at its lower end at 36 on a bar 39 which is provided'near the pivot 38 with a longitudinal slot 40. The upper end of each bar 37 Vhas a projection 41 formed thereon which -rnerges into a recess or depression 42 formed in the upper edge of the plate. This depression,fone in each plate, is adapted to receive the spindle ofthe towel roll and hold it in place while the person removing the soiled towel from the cabinet turns the towel roll to 44. A pin 45 is mounted in the side wall of the cabinet and Vpasses through the opening'llll and .i

is provided withr washer-like plates 46, secured thereto as shown in Figure 6, to guide the forward and backward movement of the plate 37.

This plate beingkconnected at its lower end to the sliding bar 39, 'evidently will` have' `a longitudi'nal as well as a forward and backward movement. The enlargement of the slot 43 at the bottom-allows for this movement and permits the plate to assume its proper position in the operation of the soiled towel roll control mechanism.

A stationary guideV 47 is mounted on the rear wall of the cabinet and projects inwardly therefrom to a point near the guard plate 24, the towel web contacting with this guide as the web is stretched upwardly to the soiled towel roll. A movable guide 48 is pivoted at 49 on the rear wall of the cabinet above the stationary guide and is adapted to swing downwardly to a horizontal position through its pivotal connection with a pin 50 which passes through the slot 40 in the bar 39. A link 51 connects the pin 50 with an arm 52 on the bracket 13 whereby movement oi? the door carried by the bracket 13 will impart a corresponding movement to the bar 39 and the mechanism connected therewith. Y

The lower end of the bar 39 is pivotally connected on each side of the cabinet to bars 53 pivoted at 54 to the rear wall oi the cabinet and supporting a roll member 55 forming therewith. a pivoted take-up yoke. A fixed yoke 56 is mounted on the rear wall of the cabinet adjacent the pivot 54 and projects inwardly Vtherefrom towards the front of the cabinet and has the function of holding the towel web out towards the iront wall of the cabinet and form an angle in the towel loop providing several inches more for the user. The bars oi this fixed yoke are of less length than the bars 53 so that the roll 55l may drop down to its substantially vertical position below the fixed yoke, as shown in Figure 3, or be raised to an inclined position above said yoke. In loading the cabinet the web of towel is passed under the roll 55 and through the connection ci' this roll with the bars 39 and the plates .-,7 a predetermined length of towel may be drawn out of the cabinet before the soiled towel roll is allowed to assume its operating position.

Turning now to Figures 1 and 2, the loading and loading condition of the cabinet, we find with the cover raised that both the friction rolls 27 and 29 are idle. This allows for the convenientinsertion of the clean web into the cabinet, thc roll being inserted into the carrier and the loose web carrier upwardly over the pinch roll 31 and from. thence downwardly under the roll 55 to the roll 35 which is inserted through a loop in the end of the towel. The attendant will then close the door in the top of the cabinet and in so doing the pinch roll will be automatically dislodged and will drop down upon the friction roll 27 and the panel 8 being locked upon closing of the door, further delivery of the towel must be effected by pull on the clean web. This will have the effect of turning the rolls 27 and 29. No winding action, however, will take placeas the soiled towel roll is temporarily held out of engagement with the roll 29 and the attendant may draw out the web of clean towel, it being necessary of course to manipulate the locking device by means of which the feed of the clean towel is controlled. The locking device used in this eabinet corresponds substantially to the one shown in Frank G. Steiner Patent 1,724,229, August 13, 1929, and comprises briefly a sliding bolt 57 adapted to engage a stop 57@ and a slide 57b in the path oi a pushbutton, not shown, for moving the sliding bolt to its release position, the slide being controlled by a 'projecting finger 57c thereon which engages the periphery of a cam 57d.

By means of this locking device the delivery roll is normally locked but may be released to make a single revolution and permit the delivery ci a predetermined length o' clean towel. As the feed roll is operated and the web oi towel pulled out of the cabinet, the loop formed between the iced roll and the soiled towel roll increases in length and the yoke roll may drop by gravity to a lower position with each operation and as this roll continues to drop, a corresponding movement will be imparted to the bar 39 and as the roll 55 and the bar 39 descend, the plate 37 will also slide downwardly on its pivot to the position indicated by full lines in Figure 3 and when this takes place the projection 4l will be opposite the enlargement 35 in the slot and the soiled towel roll will. be free 'to drop by gravity to the bottom of the slot and the friction roll 29. At that time theroll 55 will have reached the limit o its downward movement, shown in Figure 3 and a loop oi the desired length will have been formed and each time thereafter the user draws a length oi' clean web out oi the cabinet a corresponding length will be taken up on soiled towel roll through the eugagementoi the iricf tion roll 29 therewith. ln this position the movable guide Li8 will be swung down to a point above the fixed guide Li7 and the towel. web will between them and be smoothed and straightened thereby. These guides have the function of preventing the towel from jur-1 ng ahead on the towel roll in case the operat should pull or jerk the towel quickly. The irictional contact ofthe towel web with these guides will hold it back suiilciently so there will be no chance i it to jump and form a loose fold and thereby l shorten the towel loop or interfere with the smooth, even winding of the towel on the roll 35. the soiled towell increases on 'the winding roll, it will move upwardly in the slots L 34 and when all the towel has been wound 'thereon, the winding roll may be ed out of the cabinet, the plates 37 swinging backwardly to the position indicated by dotted lines in Figure i to remove all obstruction to the passage oi the winding roll spindle through the slots I prefer also to provide a pivoted guard plate 58 which serves to prevent the soiled towel on the winding roll from contacting with the clean surface of the feed roll 27.

in Figure 8 I have shown a modified construction of the means for temporarily obstructing the slots 34, which consists in a bar59 pivotally connected with the upper end oil 'the and having a slot 69 in its upper end to receive a 1.'.

fixed pin 51 on the plate lo. A plate pivoteol at 63 on the bar 59 and is provided with a ringer 64 and a lug 55 wh adapted to project across the slot 34 and prevent spindle of the winding roll, the iin ing with the bar 59 and limiting the movement of the plate 62 in one direction. A lug 65 is also provided on the plate 62 for limiting the movement of the plate in the opposite direction. riormally with this construction the lug 65 will pre 'I vent downward movement oi winding roll in the slots 34 until the lug is opposite the oir-se in the slot V36. In that position the soiled towel roll may slide down to the bottom oi the slot into contact with the friction roll.

This ligure also illustrates the parts in position to allow the soiled towel roll to drop down to its winding position.

Figure 9 shows the position of the plate across the slot when the door of the cabinet is open.

Ll contact- 'i ln Figure l0, another modification is shown which consists in a bar 67 pivoted at its lower end to the bar 39 and having an angularly arranged slot 68 in its upper end to receive a pin 69 mounted on a latch 70 that is pivoted at 71 on the plate 16. The working Vposition of this latch is illustrated in Figure ll, where it is shown extending across the slot and supporting the spindle of the soiled towel roll. The latch may be swung on its pivot as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 11 to allow the convenient removal of the towel roll Yfrom the slots which guide it to its working position on the take-up roll.

The operation of the cabinet is as follows. Referring to Figure l the cabinet is shown with the soiled towel removed, a clean roll placed therein and the loose end of the web drawn out and passed under the carrier and the pivoted yoke to the soiled towel roll. So far, the towel delivering and winding mechanism will be inactive. As soon, however, as the cover in the top of the cabinet is closed, pull upon the towel web will revolve the feed roll with each revolution, a predetermined length of web will be fed out of the cabinet where it can be reached conveniently by the user. The loose end passed under the carrier through the opening 9 on its way to the towel roll will be engaged by the pivoted yoke member, which until the door is closed, will occupy the raised position shown in Figure l. As soon, however, as the door is closed the yoke member will drop slightly through the lowering of the bars 39 and will rest upon the towel loop, exerting a downward pull thereon. The soiled towel roll, however, will be held in the upper part of its guides as shown in Figures l and 2 and no winding or gathering oi the soiled towel can take place while the roll is in this position. The attendant before leaving the cabinet should operate the delivery roll a sufficient number of times to form a loop of the desired length and allow the pivoted yoke member to drop and release the towel roll. I1" the attendant, through inattention, or forgetfulness, should fail to do this, the first user will add somewhat to the length of the loop as he operates the delivery roll and other users will do the saine until the loop is of such length that the pivoted yoke member may drop to the position shown in Figure 3 when the plates supporting the towel roll will slide downward and allow the spindle of the towel roll to slide between projection 41 on said plates and drop into Contact with the take up roll beneath. Revolution of the soiled towel roll will then begin, actuated through its frictional contact with the take up roll and from that time; with each delivery of a wiping length of clean towel, a corresponding length oi' soiled towel will be wound up on the towel roll and this operation may continue until the supply of clean towel is exhausted. At that time most of the soiled towel will be wound on the towel roll andthe attendant opening the door as shown in Figure 4 may raise the roll, place its spindle in the recesses 42 in the 'upper ends of the supporting plates and then by revolving the towel roll, he can easily and quickly wind up the loose end to form a compact bundle. At that time the carrier may be tilted outwardly as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 4 to receive a roll or" clean towel and the attendant may then stretch the loose end of this clean towel from the delivery roll down in front of the carrier through the opening below the carrier and beneath the pivoted yoke member up to the soiled towel roll, the spindle of which is supported on the upper ends of the tilting plates which will prevent the engagement of the towel roll with the take-up roll until a loop of desired length has been formed.

In various ways the details of construction herein shown and described may be modiiied and still be within the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a towel cabinet, a clean towel delivering means adapted to dispense a supply of clean towel, a soiled towel winding means for taking up the soiled towel and mechanism whereby said winding means is prevented from operatively engaging the soiled towel and is thereby rendered temporarily inoperative to wind up the soiled towel until a loop of the desired length has been formed between said delivering' and winding means.

2. A clean towel delivering means adapted to dispense a length of clean towel, a soiled towel roll for simultaneously winding up the soiled towel, a friction take-up roll for driving contact with said towel roll, and means normally preventing contact of said towel roll 'with said take- 1 up roll until a predetermined length of clean towel has been delivered.

3. A clean towel delivering means for dispensing lengths of clean towel, a soiled towel roll for winding up the soiled towel, a taire-up roll having a friction surface for contact with the towel on said roll, a door and mechanism connected therewith whereby contact of said towel roll with take-up roll is permitted onlyV ltowel and preventing its contact with said friction roll, and a door for said cabinet having means connecting it with said plates, whereby the movement oiE said plates -to release said soiled towel roll is prevented until said door is closed.

5. In a towel cabinet, means for delivering clean towel, a roll for the soiled towel and means operating synchronously with said delivering means to wind up the soiled towel on said roll, a door for the top of said cabinet, means adapted to support the soiled towel roll and prevent it temporarily from contacting with said winding means, bars pivotally connected with said supporting means and having a vertical sliding movement, links pivotally connecting said bars with said door to prevent downward movement of said bars until said door is closed, and a pivoted member connected with said bars and adapted to rest upon the towel web which may be stretched from said delivering means to said towel roll, said pivoted member having a` downward pull on said bars and automatically moving said supports out of the path oi said towel roll to allow it to engage said winding means only when a predetermined length of towel web has been delivered.

6. A clean towel delivering means, a soiled towel take-up mechanism, and means including a tilting device in engagement with the towel web whereby said take-up mechanism is prevented from operatively engaging the towel and becoming operative to gather up the soiled towel until a loop of predetermined length is formed between said delivering means and said take-up mechanism.

' ing of the soiled towel is permitted only when a loop of predetermined length has been formed between said delivering means and said winding mechanism.

8L In a towel cabinet, a clean towel delivering means, airiotional take-up roll for the soiled towel, roll whereon the soiled towel is wound by contact with said takefup roll, tilting plates whereon said towel roll is supported in its nonworlzing position out of contact with said take-up roll, and means whereby said plates will be actuated to allow said towel roll to move into contact with friction roll when a predetermined Vlength of towel loop for the user has been iormed.

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9.1m a towel cabinet, means for delivering `the clean towel, a roll for the soiled towel, and

means to wind up the towel thereon, means norinally preventing the engagement of said towel roll with said winding means, a pivoted yoke un der which web of towel may be passed to said towel roll, and mechanism connected with said yoke whereby when it has moved to a predetermined point towel roll will be released. to Contact withsaid winding means.

lo. In a towel cabinet means for delivering a supply of clean towel, means for winding up the soiled towel synchronously with the delivery of the clean towel, a soiled towel winding roll adapted to be engaged and revolved by said winding means, a pivoted adapted to engage the loop of towel which maybe stretched from the towel deliveringr means to said soiled towel roll,

` sliding bars pivotally connected with said loop engaging means, and mechanism pivotally connected with said bars, whereby said soiled towel -roll is supported in a non-working position out of engagement with said towel winding means but is automatically,7 released upon a predetermined movement ot said loop engaging member and the formation of a loop of predetermined length between said towel delivering and winding means.

11. In a towel cabinet, a clean towel delivering means, a towelwinding means and a roll whereon the soiled towel is wound, guides for said roll,`

plates having a vertical movement adapted to support said roll in the upper portions of said guides and prevent it temporarilyA from contacting with said winding means, vertically sliding bars pivotally connected with said plates,. said guides being formed to' allow said roll. to slide past said plates when they are moved downward and a pivot-ed member adapted to contact with a towel web which may be stretched from said delivering means to said towel roll, said pivoted member being connected to said bars to exert a downward pull thereon thereby withdrawing said plates -from the path of said towel roll and'allowing it to drop into'frictional contact with said winding means when a predetermined length oi towel web has been delivered.

l2. In a towel cabinet, means for delivering the clean towel, a soiled towel roll and means to wind the towel thereon,\pivoted supports whereon the towel roll is seated and temporarily held thereby from contact with said winding means, sliding bars pivotally connected with said supports, a yoke connected with said bars and under which yoke a web of towel may be stretched to said towel roll, tle yoke in its raised position being supported by the towel web and falling by gravity with the delivery of the clean towel, downward movement of said yoke releasing said towel roll to Contact with said winding means.

l2.. In a towel cabinet, a clean towel delivering mes a soiled towel winding means, and a towel roll for soiled towel, guides wherein said towel roll is sli .n.ble', said guides having enlarged middie portions, normally supporting said towel roll above said enlarged portions and mean'.` controlled by the length of the towel loop between said delivering and winding means for moving towel roll supports adjacent the en; larged portions of said guides whereby said towel roll will automatically become disengaged from said supports and move into contact with said winding means.

14. In a towel cabinet, means for delivering a supply ot clean towel, a take--up roll, a towel roll adapted for Contact with said take-up roll to be revolved thereby, a cabinet having an opening through which a loop of clean towel may be stretched to said towel roll, a fixed yole member below said opening in position to contact with the towel loop, a pivoted yoke member adjacent said fixed member and adapted to `rest on the towel loop and exert a downward pull thereon, and mechanism controlled by the movement of said pivoted yoke to permit engagement of said towe.1 roll with said taliemp roll only when a predetermined length of loop has been formed between said delivering means and said towel roll.

lli-ln a towel cabinet, a carrier for a clean towel supply, a frame removably mounted above said carrier, towel. delivering and take-up means mounted in said trarne, a soiled towel roll movable in guides in said frame above said take-up means, means in the rear of said frame for supporting said soiled towel roll in a non-working position in. the upper portion oi guides, meansl controlled by the length of towel. loop which may be formed between said delivering and takeup means for actuating said supporting means to release towel roll and allow it to contact with said take-up means, the relative position 01' said supporting means and Vsaid ame being such that when said frame is inserted into the cabinet said supporting means will be in position to move across said guides and support said towel roll until said delivering means has dispensed a predetermined length ot towel.

16. In a towel cabinet, means for delivering a supply ol clean towel, a take-up roll, a soiled towel roll actuated by contact with said take-up roll to wind the soiled towel guides Vfor said soiled towel roll, wherein said roll is slidable toward and from said take-up roll, pivoted latches adapted to extend across said guides and support said towel roll therein out of Contact with said take-up roll, links having a sliding connection with said latches and means connected with said links and adapted to actuate them to move said latches to a release position upon the delivery of a predetermined length of clean towel.

17, In a towel cabinet, for delivering a supply of clean towel, a soiled towel take up, means whereto a web of towel may be stretched to form a loop, a fixed member positioned to engage the loop vand press it forwardlyA in the cabinet to increase the length of the loop, and a tilting member adapted to bear on the loop initially above said fixed member swing down past said fixed member and exert a downward and backward pull thereon against the pressure of said fixed member. y

i8. ln a towel cabinet, means or delivering a supply ci clean towel, a soiled towel take up means whereto a web of towel may be stretched to form a loop, a member positioned to engage the loop and press it forwardly in the cabinet, a til member adapted to bear on the loop and Lt a downward and backward pull thereon ag nst the pressure of said fixed member, and mechanism controlled by the movement of tilting member whereby said 'takeup means is rendered operative 'to wind up the soiled towel. y

i9. ln a towel cabinet, means for dispensing a supply ol clean towel., means to normally operate simultaneously with said dispensing means to wind up the soiled towel, a length orloop of towel being drawn out preparatory to the use the use of the cabinet, means to engage'the 'towel loop and movable by gravity as the length of the loop increases, and mechanism made operative by said movable means to render said winding means ecctive at a predetermined point in 'the formation the towel loop to wind up the soiled towel. f

2l. ln a towel cabinet, means for dispensing a supply of clean towel, a soiled towel. take-up means driven by said dispensing means, means normally supported by the towel loop, and mechanism normally permitting operation of said'v talle-up means but preventing the take up of the soiled towel and connected with saidV loop supported means whereby when a loop of predetermined length has been formed said take-up means will automatically become operative, to

' take up the soiled towel.

22. A towel cabinet having clean towel delivery means and soiled towel talre--up means, the toweling passing from the supply to delivery means and providing a loop therein for convenient use of a user, measuring means between the clean towel supply and the take-up mechanism for the soiled towel for securing a proper length for said loop and means attached to the measuring means to disable said take-up means until a proper length loop is secured.

23. In a towel cabinet a clean towel supply, a clean towel feed, a soiled towel take-up mechanism, a measuring device to secure a proper length in the towel loop, said measuring device having connections with the soiled towel take-up to disable said take-up mechanism while leaving the delivery mechanism free to operate until a predetermined length of loop has been secured, said measuring mechanism being operative automatically to enable the take-up mechanism to operate when a predetermined length of loop is secured. l

24. A towel cabinet having a door and a clean towel delivery mechanism, a soiled towel take-up mechanism, a towel loop measuring mechanism and means connected with said door to disable the soiled towel take-up mechanism and to maintain the same disabled until a predetermined length oi' towel has been secured in the towel loop and to automatically render operative the takeupmechanism when the predetermined length oi loop iSseCured. 25. A towel cabinet comprising a clean towe delivery mechanism and a soiled towel take-up mechanism, a bar for securing a predetermined loop in the towel between the delivery'and take up mechanism means between the bar and take-up mechanism for disabling the latter until a predetermined length of loop has been secured the towel roll, means to prevent contact between the towelroll and the take-up roll until a predetermined length of clean towel has been delivered to form afloop, said means further including loop measuring fmeans, to automatically disable said preventing means when the loop reaches a predetermined length.

OLE J. FLACK. 

